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Drumstick

a drumstick and drum technology, applied in the field of drumsticks, can solve the problems of inability to maintain, damage wood causes to the cymbal, and inability to meet the needs of use, and achieve the effect of reducing vibrations

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-10-23
GROSSMAN RICHARD D
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This patent describes a drumstick made up of two identical half sections that are bonded together around a small core tube. The core tube is made of a high-strength fiber like carbon composite or other high-strength fibers, which increases the rigidity of the drumstick. The drumstick also has a cavity filled with glass micro-spheres to reduce vibrations. The "technical effect" of this patent is that the drumstick is more durable and better at supporting heavy loads compared to a conventional drumstick.

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The disadvantages of wood are the lack of durability, inconsistent strength and the damage wood causes to cymbals in the transferring of wood particles into the pours in the cymbal's metal.
Metal drumsticks having a protective sleeve work well until the cymbal invariably cuts thru the sleeve and causes an impact contact between two metal surfaces causing potential damage to expensive cymbals.
Wood also can cause undesirable vibrations and reverberations which are tiring to the drummer.

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[0041]The best mode for carrying out the invention is presented in terms that disclose a preferred embodiment of a drumstick. The preferred embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1-17, is comprised of the following major elements: the drumstick 10, an elongated structure 12, a core tube 56, a metal bushing 62, a drumstick tip 64, an obstruction 72, a multiplicity of glass micro-spheres 78, a rear cap 80 and a resilient sleeve 82.

[0042]The elongated structure 12, as shown in FIGS. 1-17, is comprised of a first section 14 and a second section 30. The first section 14 has a front end 16, a rear end 18, a radiused outer surface 20 and a flat inner surface 22. Extending from the front end 18 is a first cavity 75 followed by a second cavity 76. The flat inner surface 22 has a first half 24 of a radiused opening 26 that extends longitudinally across the elongated structure 12. The elongated structure 12 is made of wood that is preferably selected from the group consisting of hickory, maple and popl...

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Abstract

A drumstick that is produced from a pair of bonded wooden halves that form an elongated, structure having a circular bore therethrough. Into the circular bore is inserted a core tube that increases the rigidity of the drumstick, a multiplicity of glass micro-spheres that function to reduce drumstick vibrations that can affect a drummer, and a resilient sleeve that is inserted over the front end and partial rear end of the drumstick. The resilient sleeve increases the useful life of both the drumstick and the instrument struck by the drumstick.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The invention generally pertains to drumsticks. and more particularly to a drumstick having a core tube, a multiplicity of micro-spheres and a resilient sleeve which function in combination to produce an improved wooden drumstick.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Most drumsticks are made from solid hickory and maple wood and a minority are made from either tubular aluminum with or without a plastic sleeve located over the major impact zones of the drumstick. The advantages of drumsticks made of wood is that they have that desired “wood feel” which includes light weight and flexural characteristics. The disadvantages of wood are the lack of durability, inconsistent strength and the damage wood causes to cymbals in the transferring of wood particles into the pours in the cymbal's metal. Metal drumsticks having a protective sleeve work well until the cymbal invariably cuts thru the sleeve and causes an impact contact between two metal surfaces causing potential damage to expensi...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G10D13/00B27M3/00
CPCB27M3/0013G10D13/003B27L9/00B27M3/0053G10D13/12Y10T29/49574
Inventor GROSSMAN, RICHARD D.
Owner GROSSMAN RICHARD D
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